The Liar's Crown

“Apa yang bisa kamu lakukan untuk saya, Nes?” Suara berat dengan bahasa formal yang kaku itu menyentak kesadaran Nesa. Sudah pasti lelaki itu persis dengan apa yang digambarkan kepalanya. Dari namanya saja seolah sudah terbaca; Barata—Tua, tambun, jelek dan genit. Jemari Nesa meremas ujung baju kurungnya yang menjuntai hingga atas lutut dengan kuat. Dia dikirim ke rumah besar ini sebagai tebusan utang menggunung bapaknya pada sang tuan tanah. Dia harus kabur dari sini. Dia sudah berbalik dan hendak mengeluarkan jurus seribu langkah, tetapi suara bariton lelaki itu berhasil menghentikannya. “Jika kamu nekat keluar dari rumah ini, maka pintu rumah ini akan selamanya tertutup untuk kamu. Dan kamu tahu apa artinya?” Nesa menelan salivanya susah payah. Apakah ini akhir kegadisannya? Terperangkap ke dalam cangkang si tuan tanah tua?

[KONTEN DEWASA 21+] “Saya ingin mengajukan permintaan kepada Anda. ” Raveena berlutut di atas permukaan lantai yang dingin. Kedua tangannya bertumpu pada lantai, sedangkan kepalanya di angkat tinggi sehingga kedua matanya mampu memandang iblis di hadapannya dengan jelas. Iblis itu lantas tertawa, “Permintaan seperti apa yang kau inginkan?” “Selamatkan saya dari neraka ini dan lenyapkanlah tempat ini hingga tak bersisa.” “Aku tidak melakukannya dengan gratis,” Iblis itu berkata, “Hadiah apa yang akan kau berikan kepadaku?” “Segalanya.” “Segalanya?” “Ya, jiwa dan raga saya akan seutuhnya menjadi milik Anda.” Iblis itu lantas melangkahkan kakinya mendekati Raveena, dia mengangkat dagu wanita itu begitu tinggi sampai mata mereka bertemu. “Maka selamanya kau akan menjadi milikku, Raveena Hesper.” • • • • • Cerano Acheron merupakan seorang Underboss dari organisasi mafia Acheron Familia yang berbasis di Italia dan menyebar hingga ke seluruh wilayah Eropa. Dia dikenal sebagai seseorang yang bertangan dingin, tidak mengenal ampun terhadap musuh yang berani mengusik organisasinya. Suatu ketika, Cerano terlibat pertikaian dengan seorang ketua Kartel Meksiko yang telah mengusik bawahannya. Dia sampai harus pergi ke Philadelphia untuk menuntaskan masalahnya. Tak disangka, kepergiannya ke Philadelphia menghantarkan Cerano kepada Raveena Hesper yang menganggapnya sebagai seorang iblis dan meminta bantuan Cerano untuk membebaskannya dari kekangan rumah bordil yang selama bertahun – tahun menahannya. Di mata Cerano, Raveena merupakan seorang wanita yang tak mengenal takut. Ia bahkan tak pernah menurunkan pandangannya meski Cerano telah menatapnya dengan tajam. Raveena bahkan tak gentar walau tahu Cerano memiliki ribuan anak buah yang selalu diselimuti oleh aroma darah. Cerano selalu membawa kematian, tetapi Raveena tidak takut akan kematian. Takdir macam apa yang akan mengikat mereka nantinya?

Aris bergegas mengemasi pakaiannya, berderai keringat, nafasnya memburu tak karuan. Sementara di luar jeritan orang tertindas dan lolongan kebencian massa saling bersautan. Toko-toko dan kendaraan dibakar. Langit sedang dipenuhi asap hitam dan tangisan kaum perempuan. Di sisi lain, Asha dengan langkah yang gontai, berusaha mencari kekasihnya. Betapapun kacaunya keadaan di jalanan. Setibanya di tempat tinggal Aris, dia mendapati bahwa pintunya tergembok. Ada sedikit angin yang melegakan tenggorokan, setidaknya Aris masih ada di bumi tentu karena dia masih sempat mengunci pintu. Asha memutuskan kembali ke tempat persembunyian, alih-alih Aris sudah pergi kesana. Sayangnya segerombolan massa telah menghadang. Siap dengan segala aksinya. Asha kelimpungan, gemetar seluruh badan. Suaranya tercekat, sementara air mata terus meluncur bebas tanpa henti. kakinya seperti mati. Dalam batinnya dia menggaung pasrah, di pikirannya dia mengenang nama Aris.

*COMPLETED* Rated 21+🔞🔞🔞 Sara, an ordinary college girl, was forced to marry Adrian, the heir to the largest mafia group, in order to pay for her parents' debts and her grandfather's surgery. Adrian's father offered Sara her freedom and the cancellation of her contract if she lived with Adrian for 30 days and neither of them fell in love at the end. Adrian was a handsome, domineering and strange man who set four rules for Sara, and if Sara broke one of them, then Adrian had the right to claim a part of Sara's body and use it. In the process of breaking the rules over and over again, Sara reaped pleasures she had never experienced before.

Emma Richards is a single mother. She has a seven-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, who wants a dad. Emma decided to go into a contract marriage with a billionaire who, unknown to her, was the CEO of the hotel where she works. Ethan Williams is a billionaire and a successful businessman. He is the CEO of TLMC. He is in the hospitality business. They have over ten hotels and resorts all over the country. Ethan wants to purchase a private Island and a resort. But the seller wants a responsible buyer and not a playboy. So. Ethan, through a marriage Agency, looked for a contract wife. Their union leads to an unimaginable future that comes with secrets and discoveries

"So, according to your contract here. After marriage, you can date whoever you want to date. And I can do the same? And that in our house?". He asked "Yes, that's correct". She replied "Why is that?". He frowned at her "That is because you and I don't want this marriage. We both are forced into accepting it. So, let them think we are ok with it while we can do whatever we want without them knowing about it Alexander Wright is the only heir to the Wright Empire. He was trained and brought up to run his Family's Empire. He is known as a playboy. His grandfather arranged his marriage with Evelyn, the daughter of his best friend. Evelyn is also the only heir to the Carter's Empire. She is to take over from her father in running the Family's business after her marriage. However, she was not happy about the arrangement. One day, Evelyn and Alexander met in a club and both shared a one-night stand. Unknown to them. They had been fated to be together and their future comes with the responsibility to produce the future heirs to their Family's empire. Will they be able to accomplish the task ahead of them? Will they be able to put aside their differences and produce the Future heirs of the Wright and Carter's Empires? Find out the twist and turn of their journey in this steamy and romantic love story.

Jovanka harus mengakhiri masa lajangnya demi pengobatan adiknya yang sakit-sakitan. Menikahi pria lumpuh dan menjadi istri sekaligus perawat bagi pria itu. Kisah perjalanan yang awalnya mulus harus berakhir karena kedatangan masalalu Jonas, suami Jovanka. Lalu bagaimana dengan kehidupan Jovanka? haruskah ia bertahan atau mengakhiri hubungan nya bersama Jonas? Terus pantau update terbaru dari kisah ini,, let's see 👀

He drove there to annihilate the whole pack which had the audacity to combat against Him, The Dark Lord, but those innocent emerald eyes drugged his sanity and He ended up snatching her from the pack. Lyceon Villin Whitlock is known to be the lethal Dark walker, the Last Lycan from the royal bloodline and is considered to be mateless. Rumours have been circling around for years that He killed his own fated mate. The mate which every Lycan king is supposed to have only one in their life. Then what was his purpose to drag Allison into his destructive world? Are the rumours just rumours or is there something more? Allison Griffin was the only healer in the Midnight crescent pack which detested her existence for being human. Her aim was only to search her brother's whereabouts but then her life turned upside down after getting the news of her family being killed by the same monster who claimed her to be his and dragged her to his kingdom “The dark walkers”. To prevent another war from occurring, she had to give in to him. Her journey of witnessing the ominous, terrifying and destructive rollercoaster of their world started. What happens when she finds herself being the part of a famous prophecy along with Lyceon where the chaotic mysteries and secrets unravel about their families, origins and her true essence? Her real identity emerges and her hybrid powers start awakening, attracting the attention of the bloodthirsty enemies who want her now. Would Lyceon be able to protect her by all means when she becomes the solace of his dark life and the sole purpose of his identity? Not to forget, the ultimate key to make the prophecy happen. Was it her Mate or Fate?

When everything you own is stolen, will you fight to take it back or disappear forever?  Chiara Vitale thought she was a precious flower. She never knew she was just garbage waiting to be trashed. Her life was perfect until her uncle died and cousin Aleira had to move in. That was when everything changed.  Her parents’ affection faded. Her place in the family shifted. And somehow, Aleira the outsider became the center of everything and the golden child. Chiara became a stranger in her own home. Invisible, forgotten and replaced. And the more Aleira shined, the more Chiara faded into the background. Then fate threw her into the path of Lorenzo DeLuca, an enigmatic, powerful billionaire, and everything she shouldn’t want. While she was still trying to make sense of the situation,  Aleira stole the spotlight once again. And now, she’s about to lose the only one who could redeem her. Caught in a silent war for love, truth, and a life that used to be hers, She was determined to fight back. But in the process, she stumbles on a truth she was never meant to find—A truth that could either destroy her completely… or give her the power to burn everything down.

Set in the mid-19th century, a masked benefactor purchases a supposed 'satanic' creature on London's black market. What he gets instead, however, is someone he never knew he would fall in love with, much less be loved back. As they both heal from the scars of their past, they find their fates are more interwoven than either would have ever imagined. *Contains themes from Beauty and The Beast, Phantom of the Opera, and Frankenstein* (I do not claim rights to the cover image)